[Ansteorra] Sewing question while we are on the topic of authenticity
Genie Barrett
maggie.gene at justinanimator.com
Wed Sep 20 11:52:43 PDT 2006
At 01:37 PM 9/20/2006, you wrote:
>I went looking for the pattern, but can't find it, but this tunic from
>Kass McGann has the part I have the question about,
>http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/beginners/FirstGarb.html
>
>When you are putting the gore into the slit up the middle of the
>back-how do you do this so it lays right and looks nice on the outside?
I don't know anything about Kass's pattern, but you might use this
site. I do, and really like the results:
http://sca-garb.freeservers.com/articles/cotehardie.html
About halfway down the page, she has some drawings of how to do it on
a sewing machine.
>I looked at so many this weekend at Mooneschadowe and am really curious
>on how to get it to really look good. The next thing I'm planning on
>making is out of a linen I really love and I would so like it to look
>nice. I can run up a trial out of another fabric, to check procedure.
Good idea. Once you get it, it's easy, but the first time was a
touch confusing.
>This is two parted, as one is how to securly sew the v so that it is
>secure and lays correctly. The second part has more to do with where
>you make this v fall. I noticed that where these fall in the back makes
>a large difference in how they look and flow. I have a fairly swayed
>back and not small (anything in all actuality), so I would like to have
>this be as flattering as possible.
I cannot help you here. Some one else can, though. I'm still trying
to figure that one out myself. GRIN
My first guess, is to put the top of the V where your hips begin to
swell out (just below the waist), but that's probably too high.
Good Luck
Maggie MacPherson
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